Sea Bream Malabar Curry with Potatoes & Zesty Onion Salsa

Sea Bream Malabar Curry with Potatoes & Zesty Onion Salsa

This fragrant curry is made with Holy Cow's slow-cooked sauces to help you get dinner on the table fast. Holy Cow's range of speedy sauces have been slow-cooked for hours, leaving you to enjoy all the flavour without any of the hard work. Here, grill responsibly-sourced sea bream and serve alongside flavourful Malabar curry sauce, made using caramelised onions and freshly ground herbs & spices. Top with a zesty and fiery salsa, and there you have it: dinner in 20!

High protein Low sat fat Speedy Sauce

Serving size

Cook time: 20 mins
Cuisine: Indian
Food group: Fish
Allergens: Mustard, Fish
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Cooking Instructions

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As of December 2025, we’ve revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

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Before you start

  • Preheat the grill to high (240C)
  • Line a large baking tray with silver foil
  • Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil
  • Pull out a large frying pan, a small bowl, a sieve, a measuring jug & a grater

Boil & grill

  • Quarter the potatoes and add to the saucepan. Cook for 12-13 mins until soft, then drain
  • Meanwhile, place the sea bream onto the foil-lined baking tray, skin-side up. Drizzle with 1 tsp oil, season with salt and pepper, then grill for 10 mins, until cooked through

Prep time

  • Thinly slice half the onion, then finely dice the other half. Halve the tomatoes. Deseed and finely dice the chilli
  • Zest and quarter the lemon. Rinse the spinach

Make the onion salsa

  • In the small bowl, combine the diced onion, chilli (use less for less heat), lemon zest, juice from half the lemon and 1 tsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper

Simmer the curry

  • Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the sliced onion and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 2 mins
  • Stir in the Malabar sauce, spinach, cooked potatoes and 50ml hot water (25ml for 1 person). Bring to the boil and simmer for 1-2 mins, until combined and wilted

Plate up

  • Check your fish is cooked through; it should be steaming hot, opaque and separate easily with a fork
  • Share the Malabar curry between bowls. Top with the sea bream and onion salsa. Serve with the remaining lemon wedges for squeezing over

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